RRRR 2011 (Round Ruahine Range Ride), 19-20 March

**bart** · 12th March 2011, 19:43

Originally Posted by marks

its only a couple of hours to go through to Taihape
plenty of accommodation there
that hot you chick might be working where we had lunch last time through............

This is an option, but it's going to make Saturday pretty rushed. We'll probably miss the Mangaohane station bit (but could always double back and do this on Sunday). I was also keen on heading up to Comet hut in the Annie. This is a dead end, in and back job, that would take about an hour. Not spectacular, but worth a look.

**bart** · 12th March 2011, 19:50

Originally Posted by GSers

Whats Makiro like at the moment I could do with a weekend away do you want to push the WHALE through there.
GSers

Hey dude. I've seen you ride that monster GS. You'll have no problems through the Makairo. Slow and steady wins the race.

I might go give the new motor a shake down tomorrow, and do a quick lap of the Makairo. I haven't been for a real ride for over 2 months.

**GSers** · 12th March 2011, 20:09

Originally Posted by bart

Hey dude. I've seen you ride that monster GS. You'll have no problems through the Makairo. Slow and steady wins the race.

I might go give the new motor a shake down tomorrow, and do a quick lap of the Makairo. I haven't been for a real ride for over 2 months.

I will see how this week goes and make a decision mid week and put my name on the list if I am going to come. Went out fo a short ride today make sure I was still good. seemed OK. Cheers GSers

**gav24** · 13th March 2011, 15:25

Originally Posted by gav24

Too close to baby number 2 arrival date for me to be away from the other half (and a half).
No option for you guys to head up to camp at the hot pools this year? Great ride last year Bart man. Sad to miss it this year

Hey Bart, Baby came just over 2 weeks early! 2nd little boy, Sam. Mother in law arrived from UK on same day - Willing live in babysitter for 2 year old Tom. Looking like I could get a pass out, maybe, possibly....
Will let you know, probably be a last minute thing though...
(Last year the RRRR was the missus' Birthday weekend so stranger things have happened!)

Hope to see you guys soon - wish me luck

**bart** · 13th March 2011, 19:35

Originally Posted by gav24

Hey Bart, Baby came just over 2 weeks early! 2nd little boy, Sam.

Congrats man. That's awesome. Hope alls well with Mum and Bubs.

Your life just became so much more complicated. You'd better take every opportunity you can, so you might as well come along.

What sort of bald crappy tyre have you got on this year? I'm running an MT60....it's pretty shit.

**gav24** · 14th March 2011, 12:14

Unfortunately I have a pretty knobbly Michelin T63 or some such... BUT....
Lurking in between the freezer and the workbench is a choice of a 'good' old part worn Vee Rubber Death wish, or even an old (like 30+ years) trials tyre

Think that that may be an 18inch though. Doh - Death wish it is then - like last year bro, I'll bring a pen to draw on some tread by the end of those gravel road drift comps with you and Wade

**GPS MAN** · 14th March 2011, 15:15

Congrats Gav!!! That's great!

Like Bart said you better take it, if they let you out of the house!

Looking like it will be a great ride..according to Metvuw

See you there

**GPS MAN** · 14th March 2011, 15:18

Hey Bart....with the "Horse of the Year" thingie going on ..all motels are booked...

I can put several up at my house....If they don't mind sleeping on the floor

Let me know what you work out....

**gav24** · 14th March 2011, 18:57

[QUOTE=GPS MAN;1130011071]..all motels are booked...

QUOTE]

Camping , camping , camping, camping!

What about those hotpools up that track and over the river Y'all never did last year? Cant quite remember the name or where they were - fairly near Napier or at the end of the Gentle Annie?
Is that an option?
I can offer a "ride your bike through the river" service

You would just need to pack waders for a dry walk across... ( I got gore-tex socks for chrimbo!)
Dont worry about gear - you should see what i took last year... (queue barts photo of the back of the DR...)

All of this is very hypothetiaclly as my chance of a pass-out is probably hoverring around the 3-4% mark

**marks** · 14th March 2011, 19:13

Congrats Gav

get the women folk yabbering over a nice cup of tea and they won't even notice you slip out the door....

You can keep your heretic camping talk and shove it where the sun don't shine

Waipuk has cheap nasty cabins - or is that close enough to Napier to fill up with overflow visitors from the horse thingy?

**gav24** · 14th March 2011, 19:20

Originally Posted by marks

...and shove it where the sun don't shine

In the garage next to my riding gear then...

**marks** · 14th March 2011, 19:24

Originally Posted by gav24

In the garage next to my riding gear then...

I'll be at the Waikanae coffee cart at 7.30

Don't be late

**gav24** · 15th March 2011, 20:01

Originally Posted by marks

I'll be at the Waikanae coffee cart at 7.30

Don't be late

Dont wait for me too long either...
So...Little...Sleep!...New...Baby...Waking ....Up ...whole...house...all...night

(Never actually seen someone fall asleep whilst riding...)
Night night all. ZZZZzzzzzz

**stormtrooper** · 15th March 2011, 20:16

Tony has droped in and was asking questions about the RRRR this weekend are you going?
Do we get to do the beach run this time and camp out over the river and what about the hot pools?, i looked at my partner that by the way is five weeks from giving birth, hey tonys asking if i am going on the RRRR this weekend, she said this might be your last chance to get out.
My bags packed pitty about the state of the tyres on the KLR but hey they ant really bad might have to wear ear plugs this time round due to the sound the new pipe is producing.

Hope to catch everyone this weekend depending on the weather